Schools in Fort Smith and Inuvik return to in-person learning Monday
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A new health order will allow students in Fort Smith and Inuvik to return to the classroom on Monday.
The health order will come into effect at 5 p.m. on Jan. 30.
Acting Chief Public Health Officer André Corriveau announced the changes in a press release late Friday evening.
They replace the current temporary gathering restrictions, put in place Jan. 4, which are set to expire at 5 p.m. on Jan. 31.
Under the new order, employees in Inuvik and Fort Smith are also being encouraged to return to the workplace.
Household gatherings in the N.W.T. will continue to be restricted to 10 people with a maximum of five non-household members.
Restaurants, bars and lounges will no longer have to restrict the number of people at a table, but mingling of guests from different tables will not be allowed.
The announcement also indicated that most previously approved applications for high risk activities like indoor team sports, swimming and hand games, will be reinstated.
P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is looking for 50 substitute bus drivers, and it'll be recruiting at three job fairs on Saturday, June 8. The job fairs are located at the Atlantic Superstore in Montague, Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown, and the bus parking lot of Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside. All three run from 9 a.m. until noon. Dave Gillis, the director of transportation and risk management for the Public Schools Branch, said the number of substitute drivers they're hiring isn't unusual. "We are always looking for more. Our drivers tend to have an older demographic," he said.